decisive
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So many options
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2 min read
The enemy of the good isn’t just the perfect. It is any attempt to avoid doing the work. And still changing our minds.
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It shouldn’t be so hard to buy a pen
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4 min read
The perils of buying pens when you want to care way more than you actually do.
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How Not To Solve a Problem
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1 min read
I find that the easiest part of a problem is testing to see if it’s a real problem. The hard part comes in knowing what to do about it. But I know two truths about problem solving: It doesn’t help to pretend that there is no problem. Or to confuse discussion for decision. If you…
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Dualism
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3 min read
I am often the victim of analysis paralysis. Some situations seem too complex to be decisive. Other times, I get lost in the concern for others: how they feel about a situation, or what they might want to make of it. One way to deal with complexity is to simplify the problem through dualities. I…